Hey
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, your profile looks solid and well-balanced. You’ve got a great mix of strong academics, brand-name experience, and solid leadership both in college and at work.

Five years in tech with Cisco and Cloudera gives you solid technical credibility, and the quick promotion plus the fact that you’ve designed systems from scratch shows impact and ownership. Your GMAT score also looks strong. What really helps your story is the leadership outside pure tech - leading 100+ people in your college fest, heading sales and marketing, and volunteering through Team4Tech all add nice depth and people-facing experience, which consulting schools value. Make sure to highlight your leadership, communication, and cross-functional exposure in essays to offset the tech-heavy profile.

I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
No pressure, no strings - just helpful insights on where you stand and how you can strengthen your chances.

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You can also email me your CV at: priyankak@aringo.com
Good Luck!

Thank you for sharing your profile @akamukho25 ! Your GMAT score is good. You can emphasize how your engineering training fostered structured problem-solving and analytical thinking, which can be the key to consulting. If you took any business/economics/finance electives or completed data analytics or leadership certifications (Coursera, edX, etc.), highlight them.

Strengths: Top global tech brands (instant credibility), demonstrated progression, and tangible technical ownership. Volunteering with Team4Tech adds a “human-centered leadership” dimension, great for consulting pivot stories.

Frame your achievements in business-impact language rather than just technical details. Example: “Led cross-functional project improving system efficiency by 30%, saving $200K annually” instead of “developed distributed system for data ingestion.” Adcom will love to see quantified leadership impact, i.e., how your technical ideas created measurable business results.

Talking about your leadership & extracurriculars: Head of Sales & Finance + Head of Marketing at College Fest (100+ team, multi-city marketing). Volunteering via corporate social responsibility (Team4Tech). Awards: “Going Above and Beyond,” multiple hackathon wins. This tells that you’re not just an engineer, you’re a leader who mobilizes people and resources. This is exactly what schools will value.

Connect these leadership experiences to consulting, for example, “I enjoyed analyzing problems from multiple dimensions and driving data-backed decisions, which mirrors consulting.” If possible, include any mentorship/coaching examples (you led juniors, trained others, etc.) show managerial readiness.

For ISB: Focus on India-market leadership, strategy, and scaling impact.
Rotman: Emphasize innovation, digital transformation, and analytics consulting.
Schulich: Highlight cross-border strategy, North American exposure, and global consulting mindset.

Schools care about “so what?” in your stories. Sharpen your post-MBA story:
Be specific: “Join MBB or X company strategy as a Consultant focusing on digital transformation for tech clients” is better than “move into consulting.”
Leverage specific school programs.
Engaging early builds familiarity with AdComs and gives you fresh essay insights.
ISB and Rotman both assess structured thinking, so start practicing frameworks (Profitability, Market Entry, etc.).

Optional but might be helpful: consider a certification to further solidify business-readiness. Build leadership visibility at work, lead a cross-team initiative, or a diversity program.

We would love to learn more about your academic background, extracurricular activities, professional experiences, and personal journey so we can offer a more tailored assessment of your profile and evaluate your chances at your target schools more accurately. If you’d like, you can have an expert take a look at your essays for a detailed review and also book a profile evaluation session. Good luck!